WHEN Christ cured on a Sabbath a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit for eighteen years, he was corrected by the synagogue leader for violating the law on the Sabbath. (cfr. Lk 13,10-17) That was when Christ made the following clarification: “Does not...
“'A' for effort" is a common expression of our times. It is a rating we give to someone who gives his all for a work or cause. What are the things that we prioritize in life? What are our "A for efforts"? While society urges...
“The Church has two overriding consideration in her special concern for prisoners. The first is based on the attitude of the Lord towards those who have strayed from the right path. He sought them out and aided them, reconciling them with his Father. Secondly, Jesus...
Ang atong liturhiya karon dunay mga elaborated lagi, naay karaan nga painting sa disipulo sa Emmaus. Naglakaw ang mga disipulo, very downcast, very sad, miapil si Hesus ug lakaw nilang duha, journeying, lakaw, panaw. And there, wow nabuhi ang ilang pagtoo kay si Hesus kauban...
A commentator made this remark when asked about the effect of living in a new culture of encounter. To my mind this is possible if one is open to dialogue. We in the Bishops-Ulama Conference (BUC) we are familiar with four ways of dialoguing, so...
THAT gospel character Bartimaeus, the blind man, gives us a precious lesson with respect to a certain blindness that we all have. Like him, we have to acknowledge our blindness and humbly beg Christ for a cure by repeating Bartimaeus’ words, “Master, I want to...
IN the Gospel, there is a part where Christ laments about people seemingly knowing a lot of things and yet failing to read the signs of the times and, thus, failing to make proper judgments and unprepared to meet our Creator. (cfr. Lk 12,54-59) “You...
IT’S true! Where there is love, there is also some kind of forcefulness, an abiding state of being driven despite the variations of our bodily and other earthly conditions. Where there is love, we can only echo what Christ himself said: “I have come to...
WE should be profoundly aware of our accountability of our stewardship of the many things God has given us. We have to do everything to keep that awareness active and functional, supported by the appropriate means that first of all are spiritual in nature before...
“BE like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.” (Lk 12,36) With these words, it is quite clear that we need to be always ready for our meeting with our Creator who can actually call...